Enjoyed a very interesting half hour, accompanied with a large pile of crumpets smothered in [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0366xsdbutter[/url

I heard that programme too and have decided to set aside some future time to "churn" my own butter.

It was also interesting to hear how the Van Den Berghs et al had managed to replace trans-fats with something that sounded equally as hideous. Anyone studying marketing should view the turnaround of margarine from a wartime, 3rd-rate butter alternative to a healthy, expensive life-style choice as a major success story

The only time I have churned butter was one time back in the 90's when I had a surfeit of cream.
It was about this time of year and I had taken the bait of a free tub of cream with each punnet of strawberries.
As I used up the several punnets of strawberries without using the cream, I had wondered what to do with it.
Without reading-up, I just beat away at it and kept at it beyond the usual whipped-cream stage until it turned into butter, then I slapped it about with wide spatulas until it (virtually) stopped weeping clear liquid.
It didn't produce a lot of butter but, boy, was it a lovely creamy butter.

The same day I used-up an ageing jar of lavender honey by making toffee with it and the "normal" butter that was now spare.

Its like reading an episode of The Archers.

www.savinarestaurant.co.uk/index.html Superb Mexican place, just a short walk from the docks.

www.savinarestaurant.co.uk/index.html Superb Mexican place, just a short walk from the docks.

Aye, you townies wouldn't understand country ways.
Anyway, got to go, that fence o'er t'other side o' fifty acre won't mend itself, then I've got badgers to strangle and tenants to evict ...

Just spotted this.

Well, it was all a bit manic, workwise, so didn't get to Maggie May's unfortunately.

Sadfish introduced us to the Egg Café, a veggie place, which was a very nice relief after the rather unrelenting gloss and shine and trendiness of the area nearest the hotel.

We visited [url=http://thevoluptuousmanifesto.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/peas-please-me.htmlBistro Franc[/url on the Saturday we got there – were lucky to get in anywhere at all. Several places were too full. That was quite decent.

Ate at the hotel a couple of times (mixed) and the best meal of the week was at the [url=http://thevoluptuousmanifesto.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/top-notch-scallops-and-rather-sad.htmlHanover Street Social[/url.

The Docklands Fish and Chips on the Albert Dock became a lunchtime pilgrimage – scallops! And things ordered in "a barm" (runs away and hides).

On a non-food basis, did discover [url=http://thevoluptuousmanifesto.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/a-day-in-life.htmlLiverpool photographer Edward Hardman[/url and get to take a lunchtime trip around the [url=http://thevoluptuousmanifesto.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/chagall-modern-master-of-mystery.htmlLiverpool Tate's Chagall exhibition[/url.

Thank you to everyone for suggestions – I'm back there again in November, so might get a little more chance to pick something from the recommendations.

If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com

If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com

All a bit posh for me. Veggie too (yuk!).

Mind you, scallops shows you have some taste!

Quote ="getdownmonkeyman"If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com'" Cheers. Someone else had booked it for our staff meal. Very enjoyable – and very good food.

Quote ="getdownmonkeyman"If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com'" Cheers. Someone else had booked it for our staff meal. Very enjoyable – and very good food.

Do you subsist solely on flesh then?

Quote ="getdownmonkeyman"If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com'" Making note of this for work visit in November.

Quote ="getdownmonkeyman"If you went to Hanover Social Club inadvertently, you stumbled across one of the best eateries in Liverpool. Next time, if you fancy eating with a view, try here: www.panoramic34.com'" Making note of this for work visit in November.

Try the Baltic Fleet just over the road from the Albert Dock. I grew up in the city and it has been my favourite pub there since I can remember. They brew all their own ales in the basement and tunnels below and they almost always serve Lobscouse, with a crusty cob etc. I moved out to NZ about a decade ago but still manage to get back to Liverpool every couple of years and the Baltic is always my first pub to visit. It hasn't changed much really.

www.balticfleetpubliverpool.com

www.balticfleetpubliverpool.com

Cool. Thanks for that.

You're welcome. The Grapes on Roscoe Street and the Roscoe Head further up on the same street are both quality real ale type pubs if you're into that sort of thing.

Oh, I'm far from immune to the charms of proper pubs and real ale.

Would highly recommend Red Hot World Buffet in Liverpool 1, I'm going there next week

I hope it's better than Red Hot World Buffet in Leeds, which is awful.

I have had to dump several friends over threats to frequent that establishment.

"Food" from all around the World, all done wrong.

Yak.

They don't do Yak, I think that should have been yack?

Indeed, I'm still trying to work a trip to The Hand and Flowers Marlow into one of our trips...

It's crossed my mind once or twice too ...

Far too late in the day mintball, but I do recall eating Labskaus in Hamburg. Despite the similarity in names and being seafarers fare. Don't expect it to be the same thing.

I gather it's become a very different dish in its Liverpool incarnation. But the way some types of dish are similar across parts of the world is fascinating.